2014-03-25

Former president Jimmy Carter defended the disclosures by fugitive NSA contractor Edward Snowden on Monday, saying revelations that U.S. intelligence agencies were collecting meta-data of Americans' phone calls and e-mails have been "probably constructive in the long run." Carter, 89, was interviewed on USA TODAY's Capital Download about his new book, A Call To Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power, being published Tuesday.